Eastern Michigan Aviation Discussion

1.) The FAA states that, under 14 CFR 117.11, "No certificate holder may schedule and no flight crew may accept an assignment or continue an assigned flight duty period if the total flight time: Will exceed the limits specified in Table A of this part if the operation is conducted with the minimum required flight crew. Will exceed 13 hours if the operation is conducted with a 3-pilot flight crew. Will exceed 17 hours if the operation is conducted with a 4-pilot flight crew" (2012). Overall, the new flight and duty regulations that are currently in place are much more in favor of pilots. Before, the regulations allowed for pilots to have as little as 8 hours of rest before the next day. This was eliminated in the new regulations. The new regulation also calls for at least 10 consecutive hours of rest. This would allow for the circadian rhythm to kick in. 2.) The Federal Aviation Regulations state that under CFR 135.265, "No certificate holder may schedule any flight cre...

1.) Germanwings Flight 4U9535 crashed because the first officer locked the captain out of the cockpit and flew the aircraft into the ground. Everyone on board was killed. The aircraft was an Airbus A320. The pilot on question that caused this, Andreas Lubitz, had initially suspended his flight training early on due to an extreme episode of depression. After investigators searched his residence, they found a doctors note that determined Lubitz was unfit to fly and that he was hiding his condition from Germanwings. 2.) Another accident similar to the Germanwings accidnet, was done by a single man in a small airplane on February 18, 2010. The aircraft in question was a Piper Dakota. It was being flown by Joseph Stack III. He deliberately flew his aircraft into an IRS complex in Austin, Texas. He left a suicide note online that was saved by 27 people before the accident. Investigators determined his motive was his displeasure with the government and its various agencies, including the IR...

Flying Cheap and Professionalism Jan. 21st 1.) To me, professionalism is based upon what others think. Professionalism for me is dependent upon how many people are left satisfied with the work you have completed or the job you have done. The more people that feel you have done an excellent job, the more professional you are. Vice versa, the more people that feel as though you did a poor job, the less professional you are. Professionalism for me is not something that is set in stone. There are days where you may be more or less professional than other days. 2.)  Pilots: The first officer of Colgan Air 3407 was reportedly feeling sick according to the black box recordings. However, she did not call in sick that day and decided to fly anyway. Both pilots also speared to be very tired as well. This is a direct breach of professionalism because the pilots did not adhere to the IMSAFE checklist. The lack of adequate rest and sick feelings experienced by the pilots did not leave them...

Hello everyone! My name is Nicholas Cobb and I currently attend Eastern Michigan University as a flight technology major. I am expecting to graduate by the summer of 2019. My interest in aviation initially came to be when I flew way back as a child on a Northwest Airlines flight. I always associated flying as a positive experience when I was young because normally my family and I would fly to our vacation destination whenever we would travel. It was exciting and I wanted to make that excitement my job. In the future, I could see myself flying for several different carriers. I would like to fly for USA Jet as a DC-9 pilot flying freight all across the country. I would also like to fly for a passenger part 121 carrier flying people to their own vacation destinations. If given the opportunity, I would also like to fly for a passenger carrier in Southeast Asia since it is very tropical there. I would like to learn more about license conversions and what can be done so that my FAA lic...